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All pesticide license holders: complete C&T Standards Update Training by July 1, 2025. Scan QR.

NCDA&CS REQUIRED Pesticide Certification & Training Standards Update

Due to the 2024 EPA update to applicator certification procedures, NCDA&CS; has developed a mandatory one-hour video titled "NCDA&CS; Required Pesticide Certification & Training Standards Update."…

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Starting Your Vegetable Garden

Starting Your Vegetable Garden WorkshopMay 13, 2026 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.At the Stokes County Cooperative Extension office located on 700 N. Main Street, Danbury, NC 27016.For new and experienced…

Green Industry License Workshop

Lawn and Ornamental License CEU Workshop for Commercial Applicators

Workshop for commercial Lawn and Ornamental applicator license holders.To be held on March 18, 2026 from 9:00 am - 11:00 am at the Stokes County Extension office in Danbury, NC.Participants will…

Blueberries in clusters on leafy bushes, some ripe blue and some pinkish unripe

Blueberry Bushes in the Landscape

Blueberries are a perennial bush that thrive in low soil pH (4.8 is optimal for Rabbiteye blueberries which generally do the best in our area). It’s important to take a soil test every 2 to 3 years…

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New Stokes County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Training!

If you like gardening, volunteering in the community, and making new friends, consider becoming an Extension Master Gardener volunteer. We are a dedicated group of gardeners that enjoys making a…

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Beginner Homesteading Workshop Series

Join N.C. Cooperative Extension, Stokes County Center from 6-7 p.m. on Thursdays, October 16 - November 6 for a Beginner Homesteader Workshop Series. You can attend from one to all four of the…

NW Piedmont Turfgrass Symposium — FREE; Sept 29, 9am–noon; 5475 Germanton Rd, Winston-Salem

Northwest Piedmont Turfgrass Symposium

For Golf Course Superintendents, Parks and Recreation Field Managers, and Sports Turf Managers. Join us for the first Northwest Piedmont Turfgrass Symposium at Maple Chase Golf Course in…

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Fall Webworms

You may have seen them already, fall webworms in many different types of trees. Fall webworms, a native insect, are actually caterpillars, and mature as moths in the adult stage. This lifecycle is…

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Deer Management and Nuisance Issues

North Carolina Wildlife numbers indicate that most of Stokes County has more than 50 deer per mile (that's as high as they measure; they don't measure Hanging Rock or the City of King). Thirty or…

NC Cooperative Extension Green Industry CEU Workshop Nov 4, 2025 10:00AM-12:00PM Danbury NC

Green Industry CEU Workshop

Join us for 2 Lawn and Ornamental "L" License Continuing Education Units (CEU) as we learn about Crape Myrtle Bark Scale identification and control, and pest management in turf and…